Deep Dish is a duo of DJ and house music producers consisting of Iranian American members Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi. Based in Washington, DC they are well known for providing house or dance remixes of tracks of famous stars such as Madonna, Cher and Gabrielle, and for their live DJing sets. They often collaborate with DC artist Richard Morel and produced a dance hit with his song "True (the Faggot is You)". Their remixing abilities first came to attention with their seminal mix of De'Lacy "Hideaway", a club classic in 1995. Earlier collaborations include "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)" with British group Everything But the Girl, which appeared on Deep Dish's artist album,
Junk Science, which was released in 1998.
Deep Dish rose to prominence following the 1998 release of their debut album, Junk Science. The duo first met in DC and over the years have released a number of genre-defining mixed CDs.
Deep Dish have remixed tracks by artists such as Dido ("Thank You" and "Stoned") and the collaboration between Timo Maas and Kelis ("Help Me"). The duo won a Grammy Award for their "Thank You" remix. Deep Dish have also collaborated with Danny Howells to remix the Eminem track "Without Me" (as a bootleg). In July 2005, their second artist album,
George Is On, was released. It featured their Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart hit "Flashdance" (which features Anousheh Khalili), as well as a remake of the classic Fleetwood Mac song "Dreams", for which Stevie Nicks provided new vocals. "Say Hello," the second single released from the album, hit number one on the dance chart in September 2005, becoming their second dance chart-topper (their first being the collaboration with Everything But the Girl in 1998).
Deep Dish have appeared as the featured artist on the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix on several occasions. Their most recent appearances took place in 2006, on the 29th of July, when their set from Global Gathering 2006 was broadcast live on the show. Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia was featured on the Essential Mix in September of 2007. The two's May 2005 Essential Mix at Maida Vale was voted the best 2005 Essential Mix of the Year. Deep Dish is also well-known for their progressive house compilation albums in the famed Global Underground series. The latest Global Underground album, by Dubfire, was released in April of 2007.
They also own and run dance music record labels
Deep Dish,
Yoshitoshi Shinichi, and
Yo. In addition, they owned and operated a retail store (also named
Yoshitoshi) in the Georgetown area of D.C., which sold dance records and clothing. The store closed in 2003, although their labels continue to release music, mostly on the 12 inch single vinyl format.
In 2007 Ali Shirazinia announced the launch of his new digital label, Science + Technology Digital Audio or SCI + TEC
[ Deep Dish member announces launch new label]. The label will act as an exclusive outlet for Dubfire's original productions and will be a home for up and coming artists from around the globe.
Discography
DJ-Mix Albums
- 1995 Penetrate Deeper
- 1995 Undisputed
- 1996 DJ's Take Control, Vol. 3
- 1997 Cream Separates
- 1999 Yoshiesque
- 1999 Yoshiesque [1]
- 2000 Renaissance Ibiza
- 2001 Moscow
- 2001 Yoshiesque, Vol. 2
- 2003 Toronto
- 2003 Global Underground: Toronto Set
- 2003 Global Underground: Toronto: Dubfire Mix
- 2003 Global Underground: Toronto: Sharam Mix
- 2006 Dubai (by Sharam)
- 2007 Global Underground: Taipei (by Dubfire)
Artist Albums (original material)
- 1998 Junk Science #37 UK
- 1999 Junk Science Tracks
- 1998 Junk Science [2]
- 2005 George Is On #54 UK
Singles/EPs
- 1996 "Stay Gold" #41 UK
- 1997 "Stranded" #60 UK
- 1998 "Stranded (In Dub)"
- 1998 "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)" [3] (with Everything But The Girl) #31 UK
- 1998 "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)" [4] (with Everything But The Girl)
- 1998 "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)" [5] (with Everything But The Girl)
- 1999 "Mohammad Is Jesus"
- 1999 "Summer Is Over"
- 2003 "Global Underground: Toronto Single
- 2004 "Flashdance (He's A Dream)" #3 UK, #5 NL, #14 Australia
- 2005 "Say Hello" #14 UK / #1 [6]Dance Chart, #40 Australia
- 2006 "Sacramento"
- 2006 "Dreams" ft. Stevie Nicks #14 UK, #26 US Dance Chart, #18 NL, #27 Australia, #42 Belgium
- 2006 "Party All the Time" (Sharam remix) #8 UK, #16 NL
- 2007 "The One"
Remixography
- 1993 Scottie Deep featuring Toni Williams "Soul Searchin'"
- 1993 Angela Marni "Slippin' & Slidin'"
- 1993 Brian Transeau "Relativity"
- 1994 Joi Cardwell "Trouble"
- 1994 Gena Bess "How Hard I Search"
- 1994 Naomi Daniel "Feel the Fire"
- 1994 Scott Taylor "Don't Turn Your Back On Me"
- 1995 Janet Jackson "When I Think Of You"
- 1995 The Shamen "Transamazonia"
- 1995 e-N "The Horn Ride"
- 1995 Ashley Beedle presents Revolutions In Dub "Jumpin' At the Bar"
- 1995 De'Lacy "Hideaway"
- 1995 Aquarhythms "Ether's Whisper"
- 1995 Dajae "Day By Day"
- 1995 Paula Abdul "Crazy Cool"
- 1995 Swing 52 "Color Of My Skin"
- 1996 Everything But the Girl "Wrong"
- 1996 The Beloved "Three Steps To Heaven"
- 1996 Global Communication "The Deep"
- 1996 Pet Shop Boys "Se a Vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"
- 1996 Lisa Moorish "Mr. Friday Night"
- 1996 Sandy B "Make the World Go Round"
- 1996 All-Star Madness "Magic"
- 1996 Victor Romeo "Love Will Find a Way"
- 1996 Dangerous Minds "Live In Unity"
- 1996 Kristine W "Land Of the Living"
- 1996 Tina Turner "In Your Wildest Dreams"
- 1996 Alcatraz "Give Me Luv"
- 1996 Gusto "Disco's Revenge"
- 1996 BT featuring Tori Amos "Blue Skies"
- 1997 D-Note "Waiting Hopefully"
- 1997 The Rolling Stones "Saint Of Me"
- 1997 Adam F "Music In My Mind"
- 1997 Olive "Miracle"
- 1997 Michael Jackson "Is It Scary"
- 1998 Love and Rockets "Resurrection Hex"
- 1998 Danny Tenaglia featuring Celeda "Music Is the Answer"
- 1998 Eddie Amador "House Music"
- 1998 DJ Rap "Good To Be Alive"
- 1998 16B vs. Deep Dish "Falling"
- 1999 Brother Brown featuring Frank'ee "Under the Water"
- 1999 Morel "True (The Faggot Is You)"
- 1999 Gabrielle "Rise"
- 1999 Billie Ray Martin "Honey"
- 1999 J.D. Braithwaite "Give Me the Night"
- 1999 Beth Orton "Central Reservation"
- 2000 Amber "Sexual (Li Da De)"
- 2000 Madonna "Music"
- 2000 Sven Väth "Barbarella"
- 2000 Dusted "Always Remember To Respect and Honour Your Mother"
- 2001 Dido "Thank You"
- 2001 iio "Rapture (Tastes So Sweet)"
- 2001 N'Sync "Pop"
- 2001 Planet Funk "Inside All the People"
- 2001 Delerium "Innocente"
- 2001 Depeche Mode "Freelove"
- 2002 Justin Timberlake "Like I Love You"
- 2002 Timo Maas featuring Kelis "Help Me"
- 2002 Beenie Man featuring Janet "Feel It Boy"
- 2002 Elisa "Come Speak To Me"
- 2003 Dido "Stoned"
- 2005 David Guetta "The World Is Mine"
- 2005 Paul van Dyk "The Other Side"
- 2006 Eddie Murphy "Party All the Time" (Sharam remix)
- 2007 Daniel Beddingfield "If You're Not The One" (Sharam remix)